Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Aug 9, 1976 (12 killed), Ve...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on August 9, 1976 near Vejer de la Frontera Andalusia, Spain with 12 fatalities.
- Date: August 9, 1976
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Vejer de la Frontera Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
A Spanish Air Force Douglas C54 carrying officers and their families lost an engine to fire on a flight to Las Palmas. The crew tried an emergency landing, but the aircraft struck trees near Vejer de la Frontera and burned, killing 12 of the 32 people aboard.